That was the announcement from @UMMaizeRage, the “official twitter of the University of Michigan Maize Rage, college basketball’s most passionate and attractive student section.” I don’t know why they picked jorts — the colloquial name for jean shorts — but they seemed pretty jazzed about it.

I can’t believe we didn’t have a “JORTS” tag before this. Anyway, the jorts accomplished what they were worn to do, I guess, as that night’s Michigan game ended as a a 62–47 win over Nebraska.

The only person I can think of who has done more to popularize jorts in the 2010s than the UM Maize Rage is WWE’s John Cena, who has wrestled in them for like a decade. If jorts are suddenly a magic charm, maybe we should organize a “jort out” for this year’s WrestleMania. Do you get extra points if you jort in an outdoor venue in the middle of a New Jersey April?

I’d be down to Jort it out in East Rutherford that’s for sure. However, it probably wouldn’t have the desired effect as many central Jersey residents would just wonder why more people aren’t wearing them.